14:30 Thurles

Thursday 6 March 2025

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Leugh Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 20.1s

Ballybrittas⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

17/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Fair sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) 67 days ago. Much respected on his chase debut.

Form: 411-516

Beggars Rock^v1⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally| BF| D

11/2

Promising chasing debut third at Cork before scoring over hurdles at Limerick later in December. Visor replaces blinkers and big shout back over fences.

Form: 4U3310

Castlehill Boy^t⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh

100/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Clonmel (20f, soft) 50 days ago. Makes chase debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 597-767

Colonel Nelson²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

5/1

Fair chaser. 150/1, tenth of 15 in novice chase at this course (16f, good) on debut over fences 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 448560

Gabriel Ranger³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: J G Murphy

5/1

Promising individual. Winner in hurdle at Cork in August. Encouraging debut third over fences at Tramore in January. Switches from hurdles to chases and should progress. Considered.

Form: 416436

I Ballyadam Moon^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

10/1

Fair hurdler. 12/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut. One to consider.

Form: 960023

Presenting Max^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: A J Martin

9/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Not ruled out starting over fences here.

Form: 43P008

Vaureal⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 109

7/2

Fair chaser. 11/2, very good third of 9 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Colin Bowe. Well in the mix.

Form: 475043

Spinning Web^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 110

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 22/1, excellent second of 13 in handicap chase at this course (16f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 3-50902

Flidais⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan

28/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Only fifth of 7 in novice chase (100/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) on her debut over fences 7 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 515285

Ixigreczed¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: E Seymour

100/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. 14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle there (22.8f, soft) 151 days ago. More required now going over fences.

Form: 80190P

Non-Runners

Shotgun Jack³²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P G Kelly J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Vaureal (7/2), Gabriel Ranger (5/1), Colonel Nelson (5/1), Spinning Web (11/2), Beggars Rock (11/2), Ballybrittas (17/2), Presenting Max (9/1), I Ballyadam Moon (10/1), Shotgun Jack (16/1), Flidais (28/1), Ixigreczed (100/1), Castlehill Boy (100/1)

BEGGARS ROCK has won over hurdles since his promising chasing debut third at Cork before Christmas so is fancied to add a first win in this sphere now. Spinning Web is feared most on the back of an excellent second here, although Gabriel Ranger and Vaureal can both have a say too.